PCC CoutiieSi
VOL. 33, NO. 7
PASADENA CITY COLLEGE, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
NOVEMBER 4, 1 970
Concerned Students
Moke Views Known
By KICK ERMSHAB
October 29 saw a big change in
the usual format of the ASB
Board meeting: audience partici¬
pation.
The meeting began at 11:10, due
to a technical discussion. Neither
the freshman nor the sophomore
presidents could attend, so their
vice-presidents sat in for them
and there was some question as
to whether or not they had a
voice to vote.
After that was settled in the
affirmative, the meeting was call¬
ed to order. The financial report
was first on the agenda, and dis¬
closed that a bill of $155.80 was
being sent to another college in
regard to something about stolen
fire extinguishers. The audience
was not allowed to speak up to
find out what the story was.
Next up was approval of the
homecoming expenditures. A sur¬
prisingly (and pleasingly) large
crowd had assembled for this. It
was disclosed, after some ques¬
tioning, that $500 was going to be
spent for a four-minute aerial dis¬
play (fireworks) before the home¬
coming game.
The audience argued with the
board for almost the rest of the
meeting, letting them know that
there were better uses for their
money than shooting it off at the
rate of $125 a minute. It must be
noted here that the ASB Board
passed a resolution stating that
it was against this expenditure,
but is not in control of this money
and so could merely reccommend
that the Homecoming Committee
not spend the $500.
The total bill for last year’s
homecoming was around $330. It
was to the student body’s credit
that those concerned students
showed up and intelligently (if
noisily) let their views be known.
The only other order of business
was Oscar Rodriguez’ motion to
buy two ping-pong tables for the
Campus Center. That motion was
tabled when James Taylor Jones
proposed to look into having our
own PCC woodshop build them.
The meeting was a success be¬
cause of the audience participa¬
tion. All students are invited to
attend the meetings every Thurs¬
day at 11 a.m. upstairs in the
Campus Center to halt further
actions which they might be
against, or to support those they
are for.
Teathing Has Future
ts 'Status' Position
Due to an unexpected meeting
with Dr. Sidney Brossman, chan¬
cellor of the California Commu¬
nity Colleges, Dr. Armen Sara-
fian was unable to speak to the
future teachers, October 29.
Mrs. Mildred Wardlow, dean of
personnel services, filled in for
Dr. Sarafian stating that she was
sure that he would want to meet
with them again.
According to Mrs. Wardlow,
teaching “has become a status
position” and that teachers me
in great demand. She recommen-
ed that any student now plan¬
ning to go into the teaching field,
especially at the elementary le¬
vel, start now by working with
youth groups at the Y’s, church¬
es, and scouts. By doing this
they will gain working expe¬
rience with children that will be¬
nefit them when they go seeking
employment as a teacher.
“Teaching is a wonderful kind
of job to look forward to,” said
Mrs. Wardlow, who gains per¬
sonal satisfaction in knowing that
when she was a teacher, she was
in a sense, serving mankind.
She urges any aspiring teachers
to begin thinking of where they
might like to work, and begin to
study the area goegraphically, as
to where the placement offices
are, and what the schools in gen¬
eral are like.
On the two-year career pro¬
grams offered at PCC, Mrs.
Wardlow does not feel that they
are disadvantaged. She said that
many of the private schools do
not require credentials, and two
years of college is satisfactory.
With the changes in the cre¬
dential requirements to teach at
a community college, students
may get their credentials to
teach at the junior college le¬
vel after some experience in the
field they plan to teach, and no
prior teaching experience.
Grad Appointed
Dr. Fred L. Meister, 1965 gradu¬
ate of PCC, has been appointed
instructor in USC’s School of
Pharmacy. He earned his doc¬
torate in pharmacy from USC
in 1969.
The student who quits college
after receiving his BA may work
two years in the field he plans to
teach, and go directly to a com¬
munity collgege in a teacher’s
status.
If a student were to quit school
after recieving only an AA he
might go directly into a teaching
experience in a particular field.
Even if a student only goes as
far as the twelfth grade, he may
go for his teaching credentials
after four year’s working exper¬
ience in the area in which he
plans to teach. For any further
information, students may con¬
tact Mrs. Wardlow in the Person¬
nel Office.
PCC Production of
'American Dream1
“The American Dream,” a re¬
flection of playwright Edward Al-
bee’s outlook on the American
way of life, will be presented at
8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18, at
Knox Presbyterian Church.
Casting for this production,
sponsored by the Delta Psi Omega
drama fraternity, was conducted
on Thursday, Oct. 29, by drama
director Bob Black.
The players are Bobbi Schofield
as Mommy, Robert Hamming as
Daddy, Jo Neeson as Grandma,
Trish Turner as Mrs. Barker, and
Bill McCune as the young man.
$4 Million Goes
to Disadvantaged
Allocations totaling $4,123,071
were authorized during the sum¬
mer by the California Community
College Board of Governors for
disadvantaged students in 67 of
the state’s 92 junior colleges.
The funds were made available
upon passage of the 1970 budget
bill in July. The $4.5 million al¬
located this year and the $3 mil¬
lion spent last year were author¬
ized under Senate Bill 164 of the
1969 session. The measure by Sail
Jose Senator A1 Alquist, was
sponsored by CJCA.
MRS. MILDRED WARDLOW presides over the Fu¬
ture Teachers Club meeting last Thursday after¬
noon. The club discussed the values of teaching,
and ways the profession could be improved.
Originally, Dr. Armen Sarafian, president of
PCC, was supposed to address the group.
Ecology Action Club Boosts
Rapid Transit System, Bikes
“The Arc,” a revolutionary film
stressing the seriousness of our
environmental problems, was
shown at the last Ecology Action
meeting. The film was written and
produced by Rolf Forsberg.
Forsberg has a very unique ap¬
proach to the problem by taking
an afterview: the idea of when it’s
too late and we have to live with
pollution.
People wear gas masks, plastic
protector suits, and ear protectors
just to get around in their gray
world of industry and pollution.
The lakes, rivers, and vegetation
have ceased to exist.
ASPECT Offers
First Issue— Finally
By JOE SMALAKIS
ASPECT, the free magazine of
PCC, is published eight times dur¬
ing the 1970-71 school year. The
first happening issue came out
last Friday.
It was distributed on campus.
However, for those who missed
or failed to get one, it may be
ordered by mail. ASPECT address
is 31C, Pasadena City College.
The first article was Editorial
Opinion. It described the ethnic
game, which is composed of eth¬
nic groups. It states that we are
joining forces (ethnic groups) to
oppose one another, and the for¬
mation of these groups cause ani¬
mosities which lead to violence.
It recommends that we unite
into one race — Earth — - for the
preservation of our planet.
Next we find the opinions of
Jess Unruh and Ronald Reagan
on tuition. They both suggest an
“Equal Education Plan.”
There are two profiles, one on
Mrs. Phyllis Nelson, head of the
ethnic studies program, and the
other on Paul Schwartz, our ASB
president. Both individuals are
concerned with and doing things
to improve our school.
ASPECT ends with an article
on motorcycles, which explains
the phenomenon and offers sug¬
gestions on how to ride in rainy
weather.
All in all, it was a groovy rag
with plenty to catch the eye.
Lynn Robinson Selected
To Reign at Homecoming
Freshman Lynn Robinson was
selected by a panel of judges to
reign as homecoming queen over
last weekend’s festivities.
Activities included the home¬
coming football game against LA
Valley, the pregame parade, and
the homecoming dance. PCC de¬
feated LA Valley 55-33.
Lynn is a member of the Black
Student Union on campus, as well
as being in the NAACP and the
Pasadena Crown City Choir. She
is a sociology major, and hopes to
transfer to the University of
Southern California.
Among her interests are col¬
lecting jewelry, sewing, and mo¬
torcycle riding. She enjoys danc¬
ing and modeling.
LYNN ROBINSON
. . . homecoming queen
The film centers on one natural¬
ist fighting to preserve the last of
the existing wildlife by sealing
them off in a green house. His
strife is finally conquered by man,
the original reason for his efforts.
The film won first place at the
San Francisco County Fair. PCC
has purchased the film, so if you
missed it, you will still be able to
benefit from its excellent contents.
Dave Foster, chairman of the
Ecology Action group, raised the
question, “What’s wrong with rid¬
ing bicycles to school?
“Bicycling is very interesting
right now because riders have be¬
come an elite core,” he went on
to explain. “Everybody waves at
each other as they pedal by, like
when Volkswagens first came out,
the drivers waved at each other.”
The action group approached
the “city fathers” with the idea
of bike trails throughout Pasade¬
na, especially around the campus
and routes leading to the school.
They want to make it safer for
our bike riders, plus a lot easier,
too.
Southern California Rapid Tran¬
sit has been in communication
with the PCC ecology group. They
sent schedules and maps of all
their routes in Southern Califor¬
nia. The contents of this material
wifi be made available to students
at a later date.
Another way to distribute the
parking stickers was proposed by
Dr. Harry Lawrence of the Phys¬
ical Sciences Department. A safe¬
ty check for both faculty and stu¬
dents, including a muffler check,
would be made before the sticker
is issued.
The group also campaigned for
Proposition 18, which promoted
the use of part of the existing
seven-cent gas tax to fight smog.
Noyes Elementary School is
having a paper drive and PCC
students should donate their pa¬
pers. The school is located at the
top of Allen and Altadena Drive.